Frankie Collins

American basketball player (born 2002)
Frankie Collins
No. 1 – TCU Horned Frogs
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
BornJanuary 23, 2002 (age 22)
Sacramento, CA
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
  • Clark (Las Vegas, Nevada)
  • Compass Prep (Chandler, Arizona)
  • Coronado (Henderson, Nevada)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2023, 2024)

Frankie Collins (born January 23, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the TCU Horned Frogs. He previously played for the Michigan Wolverines and Arizona State Sun Devils.

High school career

In his freshman year, Collins played basketball at Ed W. Clark High School in (Las Vegas, Nevada). In his junior year, he transferred to Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona. In his senior year, he transferred to Coronado in Las Vegas.[1]

Recruiting

On August 19, 2020, Collins announced his commitment to play at Michigan, over offers from Arizona, Arizona State, USC and others.[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Frankie Collins
SG 		Sacramento, CA Coronado (NV) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 19, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 53  247Sports: 53  ESPN: 38
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  • "2021 Michigan Wolverines Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

College career

Michigan

In his freshman year, Collins came off the bench averaging 11 minutes per game. He averaged 2.8 points, 1.4 assists per game on 11 minutes.[3] His first career start came in the Round 64 against Colorado State of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. He scored 14 points on 6-7 shooting.[4] In the offseason, Collins announced that he's entering the transfer portal.[5]

Arizona State

On May 4, 2022, Collins announced that he was transferring to Arizona State.[6] In his sophomore year, Collins was the starting point guard. He averaged 9.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists on 28.2 minutes.[7] At the end of 2022–23 season, Collins announced that he declared for the 2023 NBA Draft. He eventually returned to the team a few weeks later.[8] In his junior year, Collins set the school record for most steals in a season with 84 steals; beating Fat Lever's record of 76.[9] He also tied the school record for most steals in a game with 8 steals in a game against UMass Lowell.[10] Collins ended his junior year making the Pac-12 All-Defensive team and earning a Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention.[11] After the season ended, Collins announced that he's entering the transfer portal.[12]

TCU

On April 13, 2024, Collins announced that he was transferring to TCU.[13]

References

  1. ^ "What to know about Arizona State point guard Frankie Collins". The Arizona Republic.
  2. ^ "Coronado guard Frankie Collins commits to Michigan". August 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Kahn, Andrew (April 30, 2022). "Michigan point guard Frankie Collins enters transfer portal". mlive.
  4. ^ Hutchinson, Derick (March 17, 2022). "Freshman Frankie Collins keeps Michigan basketball season alive in first round of NCAA Tournament". WDIV.
  5. ^ Budin, Lindsay (April 30, 2022). "Frankie Collins enters the transfer portal". The Michigan Daily.
  6. ^ Ford, Ryan. "Ex-Michigan basketball PG Frankie Collins transferring to Arizona State". Detroit Free Press.
  7. ^ Sports, Arizona (April 1, 2023). "ASU hoops' Frankie Collins declares for NBA Draft, keeps college eligibility". Arizona Sports.
  8. ^ Sports, Arizona (May 26, 2023). "PG Frankie Collins returns to ASU after testing NBA Draft waters". Arizona Sports.
  9. ^ Allred, Damon (February 23, 2024). "Frankie Collins sets ASU school record for most steals in a season". Arizona Sports.
  10. ^ "Men's Basketball Mounts Furious Comeback to Top UMass Lowell". Arizona State University Athletics. November 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Frankie Collins Earns All-Defensive, All-Conference Honors | Pac-12". pac-12.com.
  12. ^ Veenstra, David (March 27, 2024). "Arizona State guard Frankie Collins to enter transfer portal". Arizona Sports.
  13. ^ "Arizona State point guard Frankie Collins makes transfer decision". The Arizona Republic.